Gillman summer speedway season starts this Saturday night - October 2016
October 26, 2016 by Gillman Media
The summer speedway season starts this Saturday night (29 October) with a special fund raising meeting for our Australian Speedway World Cup teams.
All gate-takings will go straight into a fund to help with travel and accommodation cost for the Australian team, and the Australian Under 21 team, in their respective World Cup meetings in 2017. Both teams qualified for the finals this year.
The importance of the meeting has attracted a large number of riders from around Australia, and as a result the starting time for the meeting has been brought forward to 7 pm. Earlier in the day riders will take part in elite training sessions.
Australian Speedway Team Manager Mark Lemon said today “I’d like to thank the Gillman Speedway for offering this great opportunity to host our first ever World Cup benefit and training school event at this awesome track and stadium to aid our future speedway stars.
“On behalf of Team Australia Speedway, I am very grateful to be able to work with Gillman Speedway general manager Dave Parker in order for this to happen. Dave has been instrumental in his instigation and organising in making today happen. His tireless energies to keep pushing speedway to the fore are unquestionably, we are extremely grateful to Dave and Gillman Speedway.
“The very much welcomed training school in the afternoon could well be the start of future tutorial events across the country and I want to thank Darcy Ward and Shane Parker for and giving up their free time to help myself and others with the training.”
Darcy Ward was a part of our World Team Cup efforts this year and also wanted to come to Gillman to say thanks to the fans for the fundraising they did last season to aid his rehabilitation.
The line-up of 500cc and 250cc Solo riders is likely to be the best this season outside of the Australian Championships so this is a one-of-a-kind meeting not to be missed.
Everything You Need To Know:
Meeting Date: Saturday, 29 October 2016.
Venue: Gillman Speedway Stadium, 65 Wilkins Road, Gillman – near the Port Adelaide area.
Gates open: Eastern gate at 10.30am (due to training sessions), main gate at 4 pm.
Racing starts: at 7.00 pm. Free spectator access to the pits for a close look at the bikes and cars until approximately 6.00 pm.
Riders: Solos, Sidecars, 250cc Solos, 125cc Solos. Programmed riders can be found on the Nominations page of the Gillman Speedway website.
Admission: Adults $25, Age Pension and Student Concession $20, Children aged 12-15 $5, Children Under 12 free, Family $55. Souvenir programme $5. Grandstand seating $5. Parking free.
Concession is limited to holders of the Centrelink Pensioner Concession Card and Student Concession card holders only.
Seating: Grandstand seating (limited to 216 people). There are large grassed viewing mounds and terracing suitable for deck chairs.
Food and drink: Full bar and catering available. Food includes hot chips, hamburgers, chicken burgers, pies, pasties, sausage rolls, Chiko Rolls, dim sims, hot dogs, doughnuts, coffee, cold drinks, sweets. “Gillman has far and away the best speedway tucker” [Peter White’s Speedway World]
Please note a condition of our liquor licence is no byo alcohol or glass can be brought into the venue. Also note no pets, other than guide dogs, are allowed into the venue.
Souvenirs: There is a well-stocked souvenir shop including the latest Blackchrome manufactured shirts and jackets. Eftpos available only in the souvenir shop.
Weather Forecast: Maximum 28, minimum 12. Sunny. [www.bom.gov.au/sa/forecasts/Adelaide]
Directions:
The best way to get to Gillman Speedway is off Hanson Road.
If you are coming from the eastern and southern suburbs, get on to Hanson road off Torrens Road or Grand Junction Road, travel north on Hanson road over the train line then take the first road on the left, which is Wilkins road.
From the northern suburbs, travel down the new Port Adelaide expressway and take the Hanson Road exit. Once on Hanson Road, take the first exit on your right, this is Wilkins road.
From the western suburbs, Wilkins Road is the continuation of Bedford Street, north of Eastern Parade.
For interstate visitors flying into Adelaide and getting a hire car, Gillman is about 20kms, and 30 minutes’ drive (depending on traffic lights) from the airport.
The easiest and most direct way from the airport, if not going to your accommodation first is:
On leaving the airport, turn left onto Sir Donald Bradman Drive. Continue along Sir Donald Bradman Drive until you reach the end of the airport grounds and turn right onto Tapleys Hill Road. Once you are on Tapleys Hill Road you can’t really go wrong. You only have to make three or four turns and most of those are simple. Just keep going on Tapleys Hill Road until you can’t go any further. That’s Port Road. Turn left onto Port Road (you can only turn left, so pretty easy to this point). Continue down Port Road for about 1 km to the first intersection which is Grand Junction road and turn right. You only go 700 metres along Grand Junction Road over a bridge over a railway line. Stay in the left lane because at the bottom of the bridge you turn left into Gray Terrace. Go to the end of Gray Terrace and turn right (you can’t go straight ahead) onto Bedford Street. Just keep going on that road until you get to the speedway. About 2 kms.
Accommodation: There is plenty of accommodation in Adelaide and suburbs, within 20-30 minutes of the Speedway, ranging from five star hotels to caravan parks and backpacker hostels. The Pavlos Motel on Main North Road, Pooraka offers a discount to speedway fans but you must ring the motel direct and ask for the Gillman Speedway discount. Full details are on the Gillman website under the information/accommodation tab.
Contact for this meeting: Speedway Manager, David Parker 0403 364 658